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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 00:43:49 -0300 (EST)
From: Paje da Oca <root@maloca.oca.org.br>
To: Stephan Weaver <wildfiah@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux to FreeBSD
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On Thu, 10 May 2001, Stephan Weaver wrote:
> How can i convert migrate a Linux box to FreeBSD?
> Hence keeping users from linux machine and put them on the
> FreeBSD machine.

. Build your FreeBSD machine.
. On the new machine, append to /etc/master.passwd your
  old /etc/passwd (or whatever) file.
. Edit the above file including new fields as necessary
  for FreeBSD sintax (basically, add ::*: kind of things).
. Copy or mount the old homes.

  And that should be it!
  Leonardo


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